Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-04
STATE NEWS.

IT is said of the La Crosse Masonic
Temple Association that over so per
cent. of it's capital stock is paid in,
namely $4,000. w. E. Kittredge has
been elected to the presidency.
The La Crosse Gaslight Company
has reduced its rate to So per l, 900
feet.
Two men are reported to have
drowned near Ashland, while collecting
drift timber.
The state convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union of
Wisconsin will meet in Eau Claire in
June.
SURVEYORS are running a line from
Rhinelander toward st. Paul. 1t is
thought the survey is in the interest
OF the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & West
ern Company.
The recently published romance
about the finding Of a.box OF gold in
hecellar Of a Milwaukee house proves
to be fictitious.
THE Wisconsin State Teachers. AS
ISOLATION meets in Milwaukee in June
ONEIDA County had but three cases
THE Northern Wisconsin G. A r.
Association will hold it's first annual
reunion at Marshfeld.
CHAs. w. LLOYD, who was committed
to jail at Madison for six months, be-
ing unable to give bonds to the
amount OF $500 as an assurance that
he would keep the peace, is now charged
with perjury.
LA CROSSE has sixteen miles of water
pipe, 1873 hydrants and 945 takers.
During the past year the city received
$11, 792.5S for water rents. The
cost of operating was $13,7I2, and
the works represent an expenditure Of
$169,3O6.
ONE hundred and twenty applica-
tions for saloon licenses were received
in one evening by the common council
Of La Crosse.
ONE of the rotary saws of A. S..
Trow & Co.'s mills at La Crosse, burst,
flying into g. thousand pieces. No one
was seriously injured.
THE body of John Hawkins, who
was drowned near the Flambeeu
Rapids on Tuesday was recovered and
taken to Eau Claire for burial.
A BUILDING is to be put up this sum-
mer at Grand Crossing, near La
Crosse, by the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern Railroad Company for the
use and benefit of the employees. The
building is to be Of pressed brick, with
all the latest and most modern fea-
lures. The interior arrangement will
make it one of the finest buildings in
La Crosse.
SIR ALEXANDER ANDERSON, founder
Of the Wisconsin Marine and Fire In
surance Company, who sent the late
Alexander Mitchell out from Scotland
to manage his business, died in Scot
land about week before Mr.. Mitchell's
death.
BoUNTIEs were paid on seventeen
wolves killed in La Crosse County dur
ing the winter.
JOHN MCINTYRE, who attempted to
shoot aman in the dining-room Of the
Republican House, Milwaukee, for al
legged intimacy with his wife, without
being at all certain whether he was
the right one or not, was fined 500
and costs by thee
The body OF a man was found upon
the track near Prentice, a few days
ago, after train had passed. 1t is
said the man and q companion were
attacked by roughs, knocked senseless
and left upon the track, one recover
ing in time to escape the train.
ABOUT six months ago Henry j.
Peters, who kept q saloon and grocery
at the corner OF Scott Street and First
Avenue, Milwaukee, died. Peters
owned considerable property, but
lived like poor man, dressing in the
most common attire and depriving
himself of many little comforts that
were within the reach of his income.
When ne died he left no will, and fail
ed to give his family any clue to the
whereabouts of his savings. He told
them, however, that they would not
want for anything. Now it isreported
that recently, in repairing q sewer in
the basement of the Peters residence,
q heavy, box filled with gold was
found, containing nearly $4,000.
The heirs are the widow and three
children.
Two attempts at burglary were
made at Waukesha, on the night Of
the Goth. At the residence of Geo.
Barber an effort was made to force g.
window, but without success. Nick
Weiden's dwelling was entered and
81. so 3cured.
THE La Crosse County Insane Asy-
lum has been contracted for, the total
figure being $34, 1000.
RACINE sportsmen have organized a.
club for the enforcement Of the game
laws.
WILLIAM THELEN, one of the Oldest
German residents of Racine, died at
the age of 81 years.
DIR. III. G. MORGAN, a pioneer of
Northern Wisconsin,. died at Rice
Lake.
Two Racine ladies sue the North
western Railway Company for $50
damages each for being elected from q
train.
IN the Bay View riot cases, on trial
at Milwaukee, four OF the accused were
convicted.
ADANE G,,o Dfr1anc,